Posts by Chris Ryan
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The Shootaround: NBA News, Notes, and Dwight-itis
Contagion If you want to know why Hornets GM Dell Demps went through hell to get Chris Paul out of New Orleans, all you need to do is look at the spot Magic GM Otis Smith finds himself in now. I imagine him smoking a Carlton and drinking Chivas with melting ice cubes. There is […]
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The Reducer: Week 14, Spurs of the Moment
Tottenham dares to dream, Arsenal does the little things, and the rest of the EPL action.
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Things Blake Griffin Killed When He Dunked on Kendrick Perkins
Dubstep; the country’s white-collar crime problem; White Collar; fusion cooking; anything but the official “Rack City” remix; boundaries; borders; physics; the possibility that the children of Griffin and Perkins will ever marry; Kevin Garnett’s concept of how the world works; Ubuntu; LeBron James’ dedication to biking to work; the Kobe System; systemic forces of oppression; the […]
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Tupac Juan Castillo Back!
Cool story: Today I went to get a physical because I am very into reading Men’s Journal and sitting in waiting rooms and I also want to live to be 150. Anyway, more about my day: I got an EKG and the doctor was like, “Damn, son, your heart is not beating!” And I was […]
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The Shootaround: NBA News, Notes, and It’s a Bar Fight, Craig!
“Man, I’m All Over the Place Tonight” So first off let’s just say fist-bump-explosion-sound-effect to the Boston Celtics, who came back from down 27 Thursday night to beat the Orlando Magic. Love them or hate them, it’s more entertaining to have them in the mix. The win was Boston’s third in a row and could […]
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This Week on Blatche & McGee
If you’ve been wondering why it’s been almost two days since I published anything on the Washington Wizards and specifically their two fearless leaders, Andray Blatche and JaVale McGee, there’s a very simple explanation. I’ve been working on a TNT pilot called Blatche & McGee. It’s about two crusading D.C. cops by day, shot blockers […]
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Jose Mourinho Needs To Learn What ‘Surprise’ Means
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho knows how to tactically nullify the world’s greatest attacking teams, play the press like a fiddle, and (until recently) wear the hell out of a suit. But one thing he apparently sucks at is acting surprised. Real Madrid stars Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas celebrated their boss’ 49th birthday Thursday by […]
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Don’t Touch Chris Paul’s Head!
Don’t do it. Are you thinking about touching his head? You really, really shouldn’t. If you get up one morning and think to yourself, I’m going to fly to L.A. and just … just tousle Chris Paul’s dome. Don’t. Resist the urge. Go to see the world’s largest garden gnome or something. He won’t get […]
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Six Lessons From Barca vs. Madrid and Liverpool vs. Man City
At around 2:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Manchester City and Liverpool kicked off the second leg of their Carling Cup semifinal at Anfield. At about 6 p.m., a whistle blew, ending the second leg of Barcelona and Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey quarterfinal throwdown. Four hours of controversial refereeing decisions, silent-film-level playacting and a couple […]
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Rankonia: The Triangle Power Rankings
1. Dave Winfield Bill Barnwell has respect for two kinds of people: those who work hard, and those who accept nothing but the best. I think Bill has fallen in love: “I think we need to honor Dave Winfield, he who would not go out and pick up Chinese food until the end of the […]
